closer
1 Americannoun
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a person or thing that closes.
a door with a mechanical closer.
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a person or thing that concludes.
The piece would be a great closer for a concert.
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Baseball. a relief pitcher brought in toward the end of the game to hold the team’s lead.
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a person who brings something, especially a business deal, to a successful conclusion.
a car salesman known as one of the best closers.
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Also called closure. Masonry. any of various specially formed or cut bricks for spacing or filling gaps between regular bricks or courses of regular brickwork.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of closer
Example Sentences
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The Galaxy entered September in their deepest slump of the season, one that left them closer to last place in the MLS standings than they were to first.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
That was markedly higher than two years earlier, when it was closer to 21%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
These will form a strategy to be unveiled by the end of 2026 aimed at bringing the UK closer into line with European countries in terms of emergency preparedness.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Two new studies published in Cell and Science now provide a closer look at how radial glia make those developmental choices.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
The restaurant district that I’ve already just passed is closer, only two blocks, and with it, the safety of crowds.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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